Laura Elena Harring (born March 3, 1964) is a Mexican actress and former Miss USA (1985). She starred as Rita/Camilla Rhodes in David Lynch's 2001 film Mulholland Drive. She also starred as Dehlia Draycott in the 2007 film Nancy Drew.
She was born Laura Elena Herring in Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico. Her mother, María Martínez, is a psychotherapist, real estate investor, and secretary, and her father Raymond Herring was a developer and organic farm...
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Laura Elena Harring (born March 3, 1964) is a Mexican actress and former Miss USA (1985). She starred as Rita/Camilla Rhodes in David Lynch's 2001 film Mulholland Drive. She also starred as Dehlia Draycott in the 2007 film Nancy Drew.
She was born Laura Elena Herring in Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico. Her mother, María Martínez, is a psychotherapist, real estate investor, and secretary, and her father Raymond Herring was a developer and organic farmer of German descent. The two divorced in 1971. Harring lived the first ten years of her life in Mexico, before her family relocated to San Antonio, Texas. Caught by stray fire from a driveby shooting at age 12, Harring suffered a bullet wound to the head. At age 16, she convinced her family to let her study in Switzerland at one of the top schools, Aiglon College. She eventually returned to America, settling down in El Paso, Texas and entered the world of beauty pageants. She won the title of Miss El Paso USA, and soon after, Miss Texas USA....
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